Papua New Guinea vs Spain: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

Papua New Guinea
0.025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Spain
0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
17th
Spain rank
19th

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Spain
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Spain, a difference of 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Spain ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 17th and Spain ranks 19th of 191 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Spain
1980s 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Spain
1990s -0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0184 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0189 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Spain
2000s 0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0573 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Spain
2010s 0.0128 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0306 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0178 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Spain
2020s 0.0434 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0398 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Papua New Guinea or Spain?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Papua New Guinea and Spain?
0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Spain?
49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Spain rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Papua New Guinea ranks 17th and Spain ranks 19th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
238 places, 9,843 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.